Clearly this photo is of the train station that now serves AMTRAK. It does not look too different from old photos I saw of the station in the early 1900s. Hinton today is in the midst of a renewal. Streets are nicely kept, flowers on many corners, murals painted or repainted, a huge welcome center and new business are popping up. Why? In part because of the designation of the newest National Park, Hinton is the southern most portion of the New River Gorge NP. It is also the gateway to the Sandstone Falls Boardwalk where the New River begins its steep descent into the gorge. We also had a very good meal in town.
My turn of the century Hinton colorized “postcard.”